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In this far-ranging and innovative study Christopher Berry explores the meanings and ramifications of the idea of luxury. Insights from political theory, philosophy and intellectual history are utilized in a sophisticated conceptual analysis that is complemented by a series of specific historical investigations. Dr. Berry suggests that the value attached to luxury is a crucial component in any society's self-understanding, and shows how luxury has changed from being essentially a negative term, threatening social virtue, to a guileless ploy supporting consumption.
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The Idea of Luxury, Christopher J Berry
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- Titre
- The Idea of Luxury
- Sous-titre
- A Conceptual and Historical Investigation
- Langue
- Anglais
- Auteurs
- Christopher J Berry
- Éditeur
- Cambridge University Press
- Publié
- 1994
- Format
- souple
- Pages
- 288
- ISBN10
- 0521466911
- ISBN13
- 9780521466912
- Séries
- Idées en contexte
- Mots clés
- Nonfiction, Sciences sociales, Thème historique, Commerce, Affaires & Gestion, Sciences politiques & Politique, Thématique juridique, Politique, Économie, Sociologie, Culture et Société, Thématique de la mode, Anthropologie, Théories politiques, Histoire sociale
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- 3,5 sur 5
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- In this far-ranging and innovative study Christopher Berry explores the meanings and ramifications of the idea of luxury. Insights from political theory, philosophy and intellectual history are utilized in a sophisticated conceptual analysis that is complemented by a series of specific historical investigations. Dr. Berry suggests that the value attached to luxury is a crucial component in any society's self-understanding, and shows how luxury has changed from being essentially a negative term, threatening social virtue, to a guileless ploy supporting consumption.